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Ethiopia

Amid Misinformation and Suppressed Free Speech, Ethiopian Conflict Erodes Abiy's Credibility

As 2020 draws to a close, the terrible toll of the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region is coming into sharper focus. The human costs continue to mount; the United Nations estimates that 1.3 million …

Blog Post by Michelle Gavin December 29, 2020 Africa in Transition
Cameroon

Lessons From the Past on Cameroon’s Crisis

Herman J. Cohen is the former assistant secretary of state for African affairs (1989–1993), the former U.S. ambassador to the Gambia and Senegal (1977–80), and was a member of the U.S. Foreign Servic…

Blog Post by Guest Blogger for John Campbell January 3, 2020 Africa in Transition
Eritrea

How Long Must Eritrea Wait for Change?

Last week, the Committee to Protect Journalists ranked Eritrea "the most censored country in the world." That unsurprising conclusion is only the latest dubious distinction for Eritrea, a state that …

Blog Post by Michelle Gavin September 13, 2019 Africa in Transition

Eritrea

Authoritarianism in Eritrea and the Migrant Crisis

One of the leading sources of refugees in Europe is the impoverished east African nation of Eritrea. Many fleeing describe chronic human rights abuses.

Backgrounder by Zachary Laub September 16, 2016
Wars and Conflict

Violence in the Horn of Africa: Ethiopia vs. Eritrea

This publication is now archived. What is behind the latest round of violence in Ethiopia?The surprising success by opposition candidates in May’s parliamentary elections, experts say. The opposition…

Backgrounder by Lionel Beehner November 21, 2005
Eritrea

Lyons: Ethiopia-Eritrea Conflict Fueling Somalia Crisis

Terrence Lyons, an expert on the Horn of Africa, says despite U.S. concerns about al-Qaeda, it is local rivalries driving conflicts in Somalia and elsewhere in the region.

Interview with Terrence Lyons and Bernard Gwertzman August 22, 2007

Sub-Saharan Africa

“Time to Bring Eritrea in From the Cold”

The former assistant secretary of state for African affairs, Herman J. (Hank) Cohen wrote an important article in African Arguments entitled “Time to Bring Eritrea in From the Cold.” For those involv…

Blog Post by John Campbell December 18, 2013 Africa in Transition